Airdrop

Free tokens distributed to wallet holders — usually to reward early users or seed a new network with owners.

An airdrop sends tokens free to eligible wallets. Networks use them to reward early users, bootstrapping a token’s distribution and governance from day one — which also makes the token’s ownership spread matter.

Eligibility

Airdrops often target active wallets: those that used a protocol, held a related token, or engaged before a snapshot date. Scammers exploit this by faking airdrops to steal wallet access — always verify domains and never connect a wallet to unknown sites.

Why distribution quality matters

A token widely dispersed in small amounts is more decentralized than one concentrated among insiders. How a network launched its token supply is a permanent, on-chain fact that W3D’s capital scores reflect.

Related terms

Token, Governance, Decentralization, Wallet, Exchange